Shenhao started as a military training anchor

In the field of semiconductors, the United States is considered a pioneer, but it is Japan that leads the world. In the 1980s, 1990s, and even at the beginning of the century, Japan was the strongest country in the global semiconductor industry.

Nikon and Canon are also known as the "two giants of photolithography machines."

However, as chips became smaller and smaller, Japan made major mistakes in its semiconductor strategy and insisted on using traditional lithography machines. When ASML's EUV (extreme ultraviolet lithography) machine came out, Japan was left far behind.

Of course, ASML is backed by technology giants such as Intel, Samsung Electronics, etc., and is a bundled enterprise.

Coupled with the technological foundation accumulated by ASML's parent company, it has been able to lead the semiconductor industry for many years.

ASML was previously a subsidiary of global electronics giant Philips.

After BlackRock Group brought in capital, ASML separated from its parent company and completed asset restructuring and equity distribution.

ASML is now the dominant player in the global semiconductor industry, especially in the high-precision chip manufacturing industry.

China and even most countries do not have the ability to produce EUV lithography machines. Faced with technological blockades and sanctions, they can only find other ways.

Currently, there are two main research routes in the world. One is the route proposed by Japan to use particle accelerators to shorten the light source, and the other is the nanoimprint technology proposed by the United States.

Holly's Mount Everest Institute of Technology Semiconductor Research brings together a large number of scientists who have returned from the United States, and the method they use is nanoimprint technology.

We have also successfully produced nanoimprint technology equipment. Based on the ability to design five-nanometer chips, we have used nanoimprint equipment to produce five-nanometer chips.

However, the major problem we are facing now is that the yield rate is too low, making it impossible to achieve mass production and put it on the market.

The problem reflected by the low yield is that the equipment needs further improvement.

At the same time, the production cost of a single 5-nanometer chip is very high, and it is not competitive when entering the market.

It will take some time to improve and practice.

However, Everest Technology Group successfully produced 5-nanometer chips, and this was done under US and Western sanctions, which can be said to have slapped the other side in the face.

In addition, the advent of the Tai Chi 2.0 chip will bring major changes to the AI ​​industry.

Enterprises no longer need to roll up large cloud models and spend huge amounts of money to purchase NVIDIA's super-computing chips. They only need to purchase the extremely cost-effective Tai Chi 2.0 chip to create billion-level large models in vertical fields, and they can achieve the ultimate in the field of enterprise business needs.

Tai Chi 2.0 chip has a unique advantage in the Chinese market, that is, the construction of digital cities.

China is the city with the largest scale of digital city construction in the world.

Billion-level AI models + enterprise and government proprietary data + enterprise internal APIs are not inferior to trillion-level AI models.

API is an application programming interface that provides a standardized way for applications to transfer data and call functions with other software or services.

The Tai Chi 2.0 chip will activate and be compatible with all enterprise data, create an exclusive model for a certain field, and be small and precise.

The cost is less than one-tenth of Nvidia's chip.

Save a lot of money for the enterprise.

Nvidia will lose competitiveness in China's AI chip market, which also confirms what Holly said to Nvidia President Huang Renxun at the Singapore Technology Forum: the future AI market is in the terminal.

The big cloud model that wants to solve all problems is a bottomless pit.

Chip computing power, energy consumption... are all unknowns.

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China Shanghai Science and Technology White Paper Forum.

The attention this forum attracted was no less than that of the Silicon Valley Technology Forum in the United States.

Your opponent also wants to see how far you have come.

However, before Everest Technology announced the two chip research results, the focus of media and social attention was on Huawei.

Yu Chengdong's appearance at this kind of forum again as the head of Huawei's terminal business must mean something big is about to happen.

As expected, Yu Chengdong announced the pure-blooded Hongmeng system on the spot.

This has brought huge competitive pressure to Android and iOS systems.

Hongmeng has been around for several years, but its presence is not that strong. The reason is very simple. Only an operating system with a huge ecosystem can be considered a competitive system.

Today's HarmonyOS has a gradually improving ecosystem and is now confident enough to compete with Android and iOS.

There were constant cheers.

The era of domestic systems has officially arrived.

Originally, people thought that the announcement of the pure-blooded Hongmeng system was the highlight of today's forum. It was not until the CEO of Everest Technology Group took the stage that everyone realized that the highlight was still to come.

The CEO smiled confidently as he stood on the stage. “Originally, I had prepared a long speech for today, but three days ago, Mr. Huo told me that practice is worse than words, and it’s time to show some of my ideas.”

One sentence attracted the attention of the whole audience.

The media's cameras immediately adjusted their focus to the stage, and the reporters reopened the document to prepare real-time information. It was not difficult to hear from the CEO of Everest Technology that what was to be announced at the technology forum today was a temporary decision.

It must be a bombshell.

The CEO calmly flipped through the PPT.

Tai Chi 2.0 chip.

There was deafening cheers from the scene.

The reason for such excitement is the verbal battle between Hawley and Nvidia CEO Huang Renxun at the Singapore Forum.

The Tai Chi 2.0 chip was mentioned at that time, and it was predicted that the launch of this chip would change the landscape of the AI ​​industry.

No one expected it to come so soon.

You must know that the Everest Technology Group is still at the center of world public opinion, and the sanctions from the United States and the West are becoming increasingly severe and more arrogant and unreasonable.

But it happens to be the most competitive.

Never disappoints.

After the CEO introduced the product, he said something inspiring, "Mr. Huo specifically asked me to say something on an occasion like today.

Break the superstition about the trillion-dollar model. "

This sentence is a word of encouragement and comfort to colleagues, and it is also a word to promote Tai Chi chips.

But this does not mean that China will not roll out large cloud models. Instead, it means that small and medium-sized enterprises should not roll them out and should make good use of small models to empower enterprises.

For the big cloud model, the country will support highly competitive enterprises to roll it out.

It can be expected that after today's forum, Everest Technology will receive a large chip order.

It is estimated that Nvidia’s market value will drop again.

While everyone was still immersed in joy and pride, the CEO of Everest Technology smiled confidently and said, "The appetizers are already on the table.

Here comes the main course! ”

Everyone at the scene looked confused.

what?
Is Tai Chi 2.0 chip just an appetizer?

Will the main course be...?
Someone has already guessed it.

But it still feels incredible.

Just as they were confused and doubting their own judgment, the big screen on the stage flashed.

The 5-nanometer chip independently designed and produced by Everest Technology has been released.

The entire venue was instantly boiling with excitement.

Surrounded by cheers.

At this time, reporters at home and abroad were in two states.

Domestic reporters: pumping fists, cheering, celebrating, hurrying to write...

Foreign reporter: Confused, what?

"No! Impossible, absolutely impossible."

"It must be fake."

“They don’t have the capability to produce 5-nanometer chips.”

The CEO of Everest Technology Group said confidently: "Here, President Huo also asked me to bring a message to the people of the country.

Give Everest Technology some time, we will bring down the price of high-precision chips.

Mobile terminal manufacturers no longer have to pay high Qualcomm taxes.”

"Qualcomm tax" refers to the practice of Qualcomm reaping huge profits from all mobile phone manufacturers.

Because Qualcomm has a huge amount of patented technology, every time a mobile phone is produced, their patents are used and patent fees must be paid.

The patent fee is very high, reaching 5% of the selling price of each mobile phone. Not only that, Qualcomm also binds you to use their chips.

For a smartphone, 15% to 20% of the profits are taken away by Qualcomm.

"Qualcomm tax" is a mockery of this behavior. (End of this chapter)